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Pinnock, St.

PINNOCK, ST., a parish, in the union of Liskeard, hundred of West, E. division of Cornwall, 4 miles (W. S. W.) from Liskeard; containing 421 inhabitants. It is situated a little to the south of the great Plymouth and Falmouth road, and comprises 3487 acres, of which 112 are common or waste; the soil generally is best adapted to the growth of corn. A stream called Herod's Foot runs through the parish; and there is a lead and silver mine of the same name, but not at present worked. Stone of excellent quality is quarried for flooring and building purposes. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £17. 13. 6½., and in the gift, in turn, of J. T. Coryton, Esq., J. Thomas Trefry, Esq., and the Rev. James Rawlings: the tithes have been commuted for £285; the glebe consists of about 30 acres. The church is an ancient cruciform structure in the early English style. There is a place of worship for Calvinists.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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